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I have never had a problem with addiction personally, though it has still found a way to torment my life ever since I was born. Addiction eats away at you and everyone close to you. I happen to have been born and raised in a city where a severe heroin epidemic has been destroying lives for …

Social anxiety disorder,is an anxietydisorder characterized by overwhelming anxiety and excessive self-consciousness in everyday social situations.However, current research supports the idea that it is caused by a combination of environmental factors and genetics

Impacts of Social Anxiety Disorder (SAD)

A persistent fear of a social situation in which the person is exposed to unfamiliar people or possible scrutiny by others. The individual fears of acting in a way (or showing symptoms of anxiety) that will be humiliating. (Note: in children, anxiety must occur in peer settings, not just in interaction with adults to provide evidence of SAD)

Exposure to the feared social situations may cause Panic Attacks (Note: in children, Panic Attacks may be disguised as crying, tantrums, freezing or shrinking away from social situations)

The individual recognizes this fear as irrational and furthermore, is agitated by it. (Note: this feature may be absent in children)

When you are sexually abused as a child, the wind from then on, sways in a different direction. The pressure of the atmosphere seems peculiarly disturbing. You feel awkward all the time, even when playing with other kids your age. No, I don't want to go to that birthday party- it's a pool party. The …